Standard Terms and Conditions of Payment Terminal Services

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1 Standard Terms and Conditions of Payment Terminal Services 1. Definitions Unless otherwise specified by the Agreement or its context the below definitions have the following meanings: 1.1. Authorization the Bank s procedure to check a card and a its account status and approve a transaction; 1.2. Bank JSC Bank of Georgia, identification code: Card - plastic card, non-cash settlement means for the payment systems Application Counterparty s request filed to the Bank (in the form defined by the Bank) for the provision of payment terminal services in accordance with the conditions specified in the application Party/Parties Bank and/or Organization (as the context may require) Organization legal entity(ies) and/or other organizational unit(s) accepting the Standard Terms and Conditions; 1.7. Banking Day a day (other than Saturday, Sunday or other official days off under the Georgian Law), when commercial banks operating in Georgia are open for business and normal daily transactions Card Transaction non-cash settlement transaction carried out with the use of a Card and via the Payment Terminal Standard Terms and Conditions (a) these standard terms and conditions; (b) Annex No. 1 and Annex No. 2 of these Standard Terms and Conditions; Payment Terminal electronic device to carry out authorization Agreement - (a) the Application, (b) the Standard Terms and Conditions and (c) any additional Annex (if any), executed/to be executed by the Parties in the future under this agreement, including amendments and additions introduced to such documents from time to time. 2. Subject of the Agreement 2.1. The Bank provides the Organization with the Payment Terminals (number of the Payment Terminals on the site is defined by the Bank approved documents). The Organization uses the Payment Terminals to offer its customers the service which provides for the receipt of the cost of provided service and/or sold goods by the Card, while the Bank credits the resultant amounts to the Organization s account in the form and under the conditions of the Agreement. 3. Rights and Obligations of the Parties 3.1. Organization is authorized: to request from the Bank proper fulfillment of the obligations assumed under the Agreement; to suspend or terminate the Agreement, on the basis of a written notification, in case of gross violation of the obligations assumed under the Agreement by the Bank, in accordance with the conditions stipulated by the Agreement The Organization is obliged: to accept the Payment Terminals from the Bank; to request the Card Authorization only in national currency; to place the advertising and informational materials received from the Bank only in the venues agreed with the Bank; not to give information on the Card Transactions to third parties and not to allow them to use the data without the Bank s preliminary agreement; to use the Payment Terminals and corresponding materials only for the purposes of the Agreement and not to allow their loss/damage. In case of their loss/damage through the Organization s fault to pay the Bank the cost of the Payment Terminals and corresponding materials in 10 (ten) Banking Days since the receipt of the Bank s corresponding request on the fact of the damage/loss; in case of early termination of the Agreement, or in case of expiry of the term of effectiveness of the Agreement to return the Bank the Payment Terminals within 10 (ten) Banking Days since the termination or expiry of the Agreement. In case of failure to comply with this request to pay the Bank full cost of the returnable Payment Terminals within 10 (ten) Banking Days after the deadline specified in this paragraph elapses; for the purpose of ensuring protection of the Bank s special and exclusive right to use only the service of the Bank specified in this Agreement, which simultaneously excludes the use of similar service of other financial institutions and/or processing centers; to advise the Bank preliminarily, in a reasonable term, of any existing and/or expected changes, which are important for the fulfillment of purposes of the Agreement, the rights and assumed obligations of the Parties; when carrying out Card Transactions to treat equally all types of the Cards, which means without any doubt, that Organization will ensure unlimited acceptance for all types of Cards submitted by the customers; not to make statements, public appearances or any hints that a card of any type has advantage as compared with other cards; not to introduce additional conditions and limitations for the use of a card of any type other than those established for the cards of the remaining types; not to request from the Card Holder his personal requisites (telephone number, address and etc.) as a precondition for the receipt of the Card, save the cases when the Bank requests such information not to ask the Customer to make and/or not to make itself the Card copy; save the interruptions due to technical problems not to deny the Customer the Card Transaction; not to divide the amount to be received in exchange for the provided service in order to avoid exceeding of the limit preliminarily established by the Bank; to keep electronic receipts and hand them over to the Bank within 2 (two) Banking Days since the Bank s written request; to carry out Card Transactions in accordance with the conditions defined by Annex No. 2 to the Agreement; not to raise the price of the service to be rendered and/or Goods to be sold because any card holder expresses desire to use the Payment Terminal, as means to pay the cost of the provided service and/or sold Goods; not to transfer any rights and obligations under the Agreement to a third party without the Bank s preliminary written consent; to submit upon the Bank s request information about its own accounts existing in any other bank The Bank is authorized: to request from the Organization proper fulfillment of the obligations assumed under the Agreement; not to carry out any Card Transaction in case of violation of the instructions and rules included in Annex No. 2 to the Agreement; to request the Organization to submit the Payment Terminal electronic receipts in accordance with the conditions defined by the Bank; to transfer without the Organization s preliminary consent, any rights and obligations to a third party in full and/or partially The Bank is obliged: to ensure uninterrupted Authorization during 24 (twenty four) hours as on Banking as on non-banking days; to advise the Organization preliminarily, in a reasonable term, of any existing and/or expected changes, which are important for the fulfillment of the rights and assumed obligations of the Parties, for purposes of the Agreement,; at any time, without the Organization s consent, to change the conditions stipulated by Annex No. 2 to the Agreement. 4. Bank Commission Fee for Provision of Services and Settlement 4.1. Commission fee to be paid to the Bank by the Organization is defined in Annex No. 1 to the Agreement Settlment transaction between the Parties shall be carried out by way of non-cash payment Any kind of monetary obligations defined by the Agreement, except the cost of services, shall be met (paid) within 10 (ten) calendar days since the date of origination of the monetary obligation (since the overdue day of discharging the obligation, the day of requesting to meet the liability for penalty, etc.). Further, if the day of discharging the obligation (payment day) falls on a non-business day or a day off, the next Banking day shall be used The settlement shall be carried out in Georgian national currency at the official rate established by the National Bank of Georgia on the payment date In the course of non-cash settlement the amounts shall be placed on the bank account of the respective Party defined by the Agreement or other bank account additionally agreed by the Parties. 1 / 5

2 5. Responsibility 5.1. In case of non-fulfillment or improper fulfillment of obligations stipulated by the Agreement, the Parties shall be held responsible on the conditions and in the manner established by legislation of Georgia and this Agreement. Each Party shall compensate to another Party any direct or indirect damage caused by non-fulfillment or improper fulfillment of obligations The Bank shall not be held responsible for disputes arising between the Organization and the Card holder, unless such dispute relates to the subject of the Agreement If the Organization fails to meet any of the obligations assumed under the Agreement, the Bank shall be authorized to impose on the Organization payment of penalty in the amount of GEL 1000 (one thousand) and deduct such amount from the amount of the next payment and/or write off from the account of the Organization, unless other condition is defined by the Agreement If the Organization: fails to meet the obligation defined in sub-paragraph of the Standard Terms and Conditions, the Bank shall be authorized to impose and the Organization shall be obliged to pay in such case a penalty equal to five-fold sum of the amounts paid by the plastic cards as a result of transactions performed within last three months (which imples the total amount of transactions performed via any terminal and card), which shall not be less than the five-fold amount of effective cost at the moment of transfer of the Payment Terminals to the Organization fails to meet the obligation defined in sub-paragraph , the Bank shall be authorized to impose and the Organization shall be obliged to pay in such case a penalty in the amount of GEL 300 (three hundred) per each breach fails to meet the obligation defined in sub-paragraph , the Bank shall be authorized to impose and the Organization shall be obliged to pay in such case a penalty equal to five-fold amount of the cost at the moment of transfer of the Payment Terminals to the Organization; in case of early termination of the Agreement (except for cases envisaged by sub-paragraph 6.1), the Bank shall be authorized to impose and the Organization shall be obliged to pay in such case a penalty equal to six-fold amount of the cost at the moment of transfer of the Payment Terminals to the Organization In spite of the guarantees defined by paragraphs 5.1, 5.3. and 5.4 of the Standard Terms and Conditions, in order to secure the fulfillment of obligations assumed by the Organization under the Agreement in full and properly and therefore to secure the Bank s rights and claims, the Organization preliminarily gives consent to the Bank s full authority to do the following at its own discretion: to deduct from the amount of the next payment the amounts already transferred by the Bank to the account of the Organization which, pursuant to the rules of international payment systems, represent a dispute subject and carry out deduction even in case if the Organization does not have by that moment corresponding amounts and in such case the Organization shall be responsible to cover the resultant indebtendness in full; not to pay the Organization the dues envisaged by the Agreement (commission fee for service, etc.) and/or deduct such amount from the amount of the next payment which will in the same volume be set-off against the dues (penalty, damage (loss) compensation, etc.) payable by the Organization to the Bank under the Agreement; to write off without acceptance all payables from any account of the Organization, and if the payable amount and the amount on the account are in different currencies, the Bank shall carry out the conversion at its commercial rate effective on the day of payment and write off without acceptance the cost of conversion service from the account and use the converted amount to cover the corresponding payable amount. 6. Term of Effectiveness 6.1. The Agreement shall enter into force since the moment of its signing by the Parties and stay effective until full and proper fulfillment by the Parties of their respective obligations; 6.2. Unless three months prior to expiration of the term of the Agreement one of the Parties notifies another in writing on its desire to terminate the Agreement, the Agreement shall be tacitly extended for the same term; 6.3. The Agreement can be terminated in the following cases: due to expiration of the term of the Agreement; upon the written agreement of the Parties; if the Force Majeure circumstances envisaged by the Agreement last for more than 45 (forty five) calendar days; on the basis of a written notice served by the Organization to the Bank not less than 90 (ninety) days in advance, if the Bank is in breach of any of the obligations assumed under the Agreement and such breach is not remedied within 30 (thirty) calendar days since the written notice of the Organization; by the Bank, on the basis of a written notice served to the Organization not less than 15 (fifteen) calendar days in advance. Furthermore, the Bank shall be authorized to terminate the Agreement on the basis of a notice served in a shorter term, if the Organization is in breach of any of the obligations assumed under the Agreement; in other cases stipulated by legislation. 7. Representations and Warranties of the Parties 7.1. The Parties represent and warrant that: they are established in full compliance with legislation effective in Georgia; they have full authority to sign the Agreement; signing of the Agreement and carrying out actions envisaged by the Agreement do not/will not violate effective legislation, their charters and/or any other regulatory document. 8. Force Majeure 8.1. The Parties shall be relieved of the responsibility for non-fulfillment or improper fulfillment of obligations assumed under the Agreement, if it is affirmed that non-fulfillment or improper fulfillment of obligations was a result of emergency, insurmountable and non-avoidable occurrence of Force Majeure (acts of God, emergency situation or hostilities, civil disorders, strike, as well as establishment by the authorities of such normative or administrative restrictions that affect the fulfillment of obligations); 8.2. The Parties shall promptly notify each other in writing on occurrence and completion of Force Majeure circumstances. 9. Confidentiality 9.1. Each Party to the Agreement undertakes to keep confidential and not to disclose information related to the Agreement (except for the Standard Terms and Conditions) without written consent of the other Party except for the cases envisaged by legislation of Georgia. 10. Dispute Resolution The Agreement shall be regulated and interpreted in accordance with legislation of Georgia The Parties shall endeavor to resolve any disputes or disagreement arising out of the Agreement through negotiations A claim of the Party shall be reviewed by another Party within 10 (ten) days since its receipt in writing If the Parties fail to reach an agreement through negotiations, a dispute shall be resolved in accordance with legislation effective in Georgia. 11. Final Provisions The Agreement is drawn up in the Georgian language. If any of the Parties does not understand Georgian and/or its writing, or the Parties or one of the Parties wishes, then the Agreement may be drawn up in other languages acceptable to the Parties. When interpreting the Agreement the Georgian version shall prevail. These norms also apply to the relations between the Parties and/or preparation or interpretation of the Agreement and/or any other document Annulment of any of the articles and/or paragraphs of the Agreement based on legislation of Georgia shall not cause annulment of other articles and/or paragraphs. Instead of the annulled article and/or paragraph, new article and/or paragraph will be used which will allow the easy achievement of the goal envisaged by the Agreement Amendments and modifications to the Agreement and its Annex(es) may be introduced only in writing and they will come into force after their signing by the Parties The Bank is authorized to unilaterally change the Standard Terms and Conditions at any time Article(s), paragraph(s) and sub-paragraph(s) of the Agreement fully apply to the Annexes of the Agreement. Furthermore, in case of controversy between the terms of the Agreement and Annex, the terms of such Annex shall prevail. 2 / 5

3 Standard Terms and Conditions of the Payment Terminal Services Annex No Bank fee for the service provision: Value added tax: Other taxes and payables: The fee includes the VAT envisaged by the legislation of Georgia; The fee includes other taxes and payables envisaged by the legislation of Georgia; Conditions of payment: The fee will be deducted/withdrawn without acceptance at a discretion of the Bank. 3 / 5

4 Standard Terms and Conditions of the Payment Terminal Services Annex No. 2 Instruction for the Eurocard/Mastercard, VISA and Georgian Card servicing and security measures: 1. Card identification: 1.1. Eurocard/Mastercard Cards have the following design: Obverse side of the Card displays: the system protection hologram, represented by two intersectional hemispheres of the Earth. Below is placed the system logo digit Card number is embossed in the middle of the Card (four-digit four groups). The Card number always starts at Bank identification 4-digit number is embossed under the Card number The validity date is embossed below the Card number. If the validity date indicates only the month and year, the Card is valid before the last day of the month Next to the Card validity date is embossed a mark made by combination of two letters - M and C Name of the Card holder is embossed under the validity date M and C letters in the right and left bottom corners of the Card when it is passed through ultra violet rays Reverse side of the Card displays: Magnetic stripe in the upper part of the Card Signature stripe with three-color (red, blue, yellow) Mastercard inscription at 45 degree angle on it, signed by the Card holder upon its receipt. The signature has to be affixed in a legible manner with a ball pen Mastercard logo in the Card bottom VISA Card has the following design: Obverse side of the Card displays: the system hologram, represented by image of dove with the system logo under it or 13-digit Card number is embossed in the middle of the Card (four-digit four groups or the digits distributed as follows - 4, 3, 3, 3). The Card number always starts at Above the Card number there is a 4-digit number, representing the bank identification number, which always matches with the Card s first four digits The validity date is embossed below the Card number. If the validity date indicates only the month and year, the Card is valid before the last day of the month Next to the Card validity date there is embossed a V mark, one side of which is vertical, another side is a slope of 45 degree angle Name of the Card holder is embossed under the validity date Image of dove in the middle of the Card when it is passed through ultra violet rays Reverse side of the Card displays: Magnetic stripe in the upper part of the Card Signature stripe with blue VISA inscription at 45 degree angle on it, signed by the Card holder upon its receipt. The signature has to be affixed in a legible manner with ball pen. The signature has to be affixed in a legible manner with a ball pen VISA logo in the Card bottom The Card of Georgian Card has the following design: Obverse side of the Card displays: digit Card number is embossed in the middle of the Card (four-digit four groups). The Card number always starts at The validity date is embossed below the Card number. If the validity date indicates only the month and year, the Card is valid before the last day of the month Name of the Card holder is embossed under the validity date G and C letters in the middle of the Card when it is passed through ultra violet rays Reverse side of the Card displays: Magnetic stripe in the upper part of the Card Signature stripe, signed by the Card holder upon its receipt. The signature has to be affixed in a legible manner with ball pen Georgian Card logo in the Card bottom. 2. Organization is obliged: 2.1. should any doubts arise as to the Card or Card holder, to request for the Card holder s ID. The first and last names of the holder on the Card have to coincide with the data included in the submitted document, and there has to be a match between the card holder s appearance and the photo in the document, otherwise the Card will not be accepted for payment In case of Card Transaction for more than GEL 200 (two hundred) to request for the Card holder s ID. The first and last names of the holder on the Card have to coincide with the data included in the submitted document, and there has to be a match between the card holder s appearance and the photo in the document. It is necessary to write on the reverse side of the receipt the Card holder s ID (passport) number, the first 4 digits of the Card and to affix the cashier s signature. 3. Filling out the receipt and Authorization: 3.1. When carrying out a Card Transaction via Payment Terminal it is necessary to pass the Card through the Payment Terminal, indicate the Card Transaction s amount by the keyboard and wait for the answer from the authorization center In case of positive answer the Payment Terminal prints out a receipt which is then signed by the Card holder. If the answer is negative, the display will show corresponding notification. At the same time no signature obligation applies to the settlement by the so-called smart cards After the receipt is printed out from the Payment Terminal, please make sure that the Card number printed on the receipt matches with the Card number embossed on the Card (the first 6 digits and last 4 digits). If the number embossed on the Card does not match with the number printed on the receipt the Card is not accepted for payment and it is necessary to contact the Bank and follow its further instructions After receiving the Authorization code the Card Transaction is considered as completed. Ask the Card holder to sign the receipt in the special signature panel. Further, keep the Card and watch how the Card holder affixes the signature. The signature affixed to the receipt has to be identical with the sample signature on the reverse side of the Card. After you make sure that the signatures are identical, hand over the goods to the customer, the Card and another copy of the receipt. 4. Cancellation of Authorization: 4.1. The last Authorization carried out via the Payment Terminal can be cancelled with the aid of the same terminal (CANCEL button then OK). 5. The Card withdrawal: 5.1. In some cases the Authorization may be followed by an order to withdraw the submitted Card. Tell about that the Card holder and keep the Card. Give an advice to the Card holder to approach the card-issuing bank. If such is the case, cut the Card with scissors lengthwise over the Card number up to the hologram, so that the hologram, Card number and magnetic stripe are not damaged and draw up an act about the Card withdrawal The withdrawn Card along with the act is handed over to the Bank within 3 (three) Banking Days since the Card withdrawal date Grounds for the Card withdrawal: Order about the Card withdrawal received from the Authorization center If the Card is not submitted by its legal owner. 6. The action done illegally by the Card implies: 6.1. the use of the third party s Card; 6.2. the use of the fraudulently obtained receipts (slips); 6.3. falsification of the Authorization code; 4 / 5

5 6.4. incorrect use of the Card by its legal owner. 7. When carrying out the Card Transaction the Organization is bound to be guided by the following rules: 7.1. check out the validity date; 7.2. make sure that the Card complies with the given tax system standards and its validity is not limited by only one country indicated on the Card (valid only in ); 7.3. make sure that the Card is not damaged; 7.4. make sure that the Card holder s signature is affixed to the Card. The Card without its holder s signature is not accepted for payment; 7.5. make sure that the signature on the receipt (slip) is similar to the signature on the Card; 7.6. ensure that during the Card Transaction the Card and the submitted document are in the place inaccessible for another cashier or the customer; 7.7. ensure that the Card holder s name and personal number are put on the reverse side of the receipt; 7.8. if there is a slightest doubt as to the illegal possession of the Card and/or the Card fraud to contact the Bank immediately and follow its further instructions. 5 / 5